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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of environmental variables, December to February 2000 to 2012

From: The impact of heatwaves on emergency department visits in Brisbane, Australia: a time series study

 

Tmax (°C)

Relative humidity (%)

O3(ppm)

PM10(μg/m3)

NO2(ppm)

Mean

29.83

59.90

0.02

18.43

<0.01

(95% CI)

(29.68, 29.97)

(59.21, 60.59)

(0.02, 0.02)

(18.03, 18.83)

(0.00, 0.00)

SD

2.43

11.90

0.01

6.71

0.00

Minimum

20.32

20.83

0.00

4.70

0.00

Maximim

40.20

95.83

0.04

81.31

0.01

Median

29.72

58.20

0.01

17.57

0.00

95 pct

33.92

82.44

0.03

29.74

0.01

99 pct

36.47

89.41

0.03

44.30

0.01

  1. Tmax, daily maximum temperature in centigrade; O3, ozone; PM10, particulate matter with <10 micrometers in aerodynamic diameter; NO2, nitrogen dioxide; 95 pct, 95th percentile; 99 pct, 99th percentile.